Move over pottery and knitting, there’s a new lame middle age craze — painting parties.

A couple of weeks ago my sister, niece and I checked out Corks n Canvas.  Here’s how they describe what they offer (from their website):

“Looking for a fun evening out with friends while creating your own masterpiece?  We have the answer! Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture along with a local artist. She will show you step-by-step how to paint a beautiful work of art that you will take home at the end of the evening.”

I have to admit, it was kind of fun.  But I was disappointed because they don’t really teach you how to paint.  Our class was sold out (36 people).  And EVERYONE’S painting of the “Dirty Martini” (including the instructor’s) looked awful.  A big part of the problem was that the painting shown on the website was not the one they had on display.  So everyone’s perspective was off (it’s tough to show depth — looking down into the glass) because we were copying something that didn’t look right to begin with.

Crappy painting of a martini glass

On the left is the sample shown on the website.  (But, as mentioned, this was not what they had on display at the gallery.)  And on the right is my “masterpiece.”  LOL!